The Willow Creek Community church in South Barrington, IL recently conducted a large survey of Christians. During a message from a couple of weeks ago (I listen to podcasts of the messages, you can subscribe through iTunes or go here) the teaching pastor made the comment that out of 80,000 people who responded to the survey, many thousands acknowledged becoming spiritually stuck.
I bet that happens to lots of us. There are times, especially after experiencing a “God moment” when God seems to be distant. Prayer life seems sterile or non-existent. Worship is a drag. You can’t seem to connect. Obviously I’ve been through some of those times. Sometimes even experiencing what John of the Cross called The Dark Night of the Soul.
Willow Creek didn’t stop with that question, though. They asked how they become unstuck. Many thousands answered that question. The overwhelming answer was Re-engage Spiritual Practices. In other words, it is intentional. A matter of attitude. You want to connect to God. Wonder why you’re not. Maybe your habits slipped. So you intentionally return to consciously forming the habits of study, prayer, worship and the like. And one or more of these practices helped you re-connect to God.
If you live close to Sidney, Ohio, I’m teaching an introduction to practicing Spiritual Disciplines this fall. This will actually be one of my disciplines because the Fall is one of my busiest times between the work I do with soccer programs and my business. But teaching is an important calling. I’ll just touch on a few of the basic disciplines including study, prayer, meditation, worship, celebration, fasting and a few more.
If you are interested, send me a message.
Faith Venture 
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